Biography & Autobiography - Fashion

"I want my clothes to make you smile!"--Patrick Kelly Patrick Kelly (1954-1990) was known for his bold, bright, and joyful fashion creations that resonated in the streets and nightclubs and on the runways of New York, Paris, and beyond. The first American and the...

From the creator of the bestselling Bad Girls Throughout History! Celebrated illustrator and author Ann Shen shares her striking study of history's most iconic styles, and the women who changed the world while wearing them. From the revolutionary bikini to the presidential pantsuit, this...

Little Book of Schiaparelli chronicles the work of one of history's most influential and eccentric couturiers. Endowed with a strikingly imaginative and experimental approach to fashion, Elsa Schiaparelli cultivated a combination of the witty and the surreal, the cutting edge and the elegant, from...

In this captivating narrative, Chanel's Riviera explores the fascinating world of the Cote d'Azur during a period that saw the deepest extremes of luxury and terror in the twentieth century. The Cote d'Azur in 1938 was a world of wealth, luxury, and extravagance, inhabited...

Behind the iconic Gucci name lies a family torn apart by betrayal, jealousy, greed and even murder. Jenny was an operatic student in Florence when she first caught the eye of fashion designer Paolo Gucci - grandson of the founder of the world's biggest...

If Coco Chanel were to give a masterclass on design, creativity and attitude, what wisdom would she impart? Discover the life, work and legacy of Chanel in this sharply curated biography focusing on artistic spirit. Chanel's ethos captured the imagination of post-war women, releasing...

The instant New York Times bestseller Supermodel and philanthropist Gisele B?dchen shares personal stories, insights, and photos to explore lessons that have helped shape her life. Gisele B?dchen's journey began in southern Brazil, growing up with five sisters, playing volleyball, and rescuing the dogs...

From the turn-of-the-century S-bend silhouette to celebrity couture of the new millennium and the evolution of streetwear, this comprehensive survey explores the significant developments in fashion since 1900. Authors Amy de la Haye and Valerie Mendes focus on key movements and innovations in style...

An intimate and well-documented biography of Karl Lagerfeld, ex-creative director of Chanel and international fashion icon Reveals the man behind the mask: the great couturier, the adorer of women, the unrepentant provocateur A huge bestseller in France Worldwide publication in English to mark the...

The real story behind a very private American fashion icon-Lilly PulitzerToday, Lilly Pulitzer's iconic brand of clean-cut, vibrantly printed clothes called "Lillys" can be spotted everywhere. What began decades ago as a snob uniform in Palm Beach became a general fashion craze and, later,...

On the fast track to startup success, a car speeding across the street jeopardized everything she'd built in a split second.Constantly battling life-altering trauma, PTSD, a traumatic brain injury, and the cutthroat fashion world, Just Bones Boardwear founder Jennifer Berk Weisman refused to let...

Frances Burke was Australia's most influential and celebrated textile designer of the 20th century. From the late 1930s to 1970, her designs achieved a prominence unparalleled in Australia before or since. Displaying imagery and colours from native flora, marine objects, Indigenous artefacts and designs...

A revolutionary fashion icon, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel can lay claim to inventing modern women's fashion. At the beginning of the twentieth century, she stripped women of their corsets, bobbed their hair, and sent them out into the sun to get a tan. She introduced...

Avant-garde designs from "America's First Couturier"British-American designer Charles James (1906-78), "America's First Couturier," is famed for the extraordinarily elegant evening gowns he created in the 1930s through the 1950s for society ladies on both sides of the Atlantic. From the beginning of his career,...

Celebrating the most famous and influential fashion school in the world, Fashion Central Saint Martins is filled with never-before-seen student work and exclusive interviews with talented graduates who have gone on to become the biggest names in fashion. A treasure trove of early sketches,...

The First Lady of Underfashions is a nonfiction saga-like memoir written by Christina Erteszek and including excerpts from her parents' (Jan and Olga) unpublished memoirs. It is a complex, layered, and nuanced story that bridges the violence of war, the innovation of thought, the...

Containing the stories of four legendary fashion houses, this collectable box holds a beautiful set of covetable style guides.Exploring four designers who exemplify elegance and high couture, these little books of fashion follow these brands from their creation, moving through their style evolutions, the...

Who Was Mrs. Musterman?We often think of women who came of age in 1900 as submissive flowers waiting to be plucked, but not Lillian Johnson. No, this remarkable woman left her small Virginia town and headed to the big city -- Baltimore -- to...

An extraordinary look at Karl Lagerfeld's most iconic runway shows for Chanel, which have transformed the way we experience fashion. Lagerfeld showcases in an oversize format ten years of Chanel's most influential fashion shows shot by English photographer Simon Procter. Over the past decade,...

Author: Alexandra ShulmanISBN-10: 1788401999ISBN-13: 9781788401999Publisher: CassellLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/18/2022Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.10d

In this exciting volume, Salvatore Ferragamo traces his life's adventures from his origins as a village shoemaker to founding what would become a major global fashion brand. "Ladies and gentlemen, the least important part of this book is the life story of an Italian...

An insanely intimate, transparent, and inspiring memoir by fashion's multi-faceted innovator Nichole Lynel.In a world filled with superficiality, and societal imposed standards of beauty, Nichole Lynel has emerged as one of the most compelling influencers of our era.As the curator of her signature fashion...

"With its perfect 8.5" x 8.5" square design and dynamic, art quality photographs, it would be easy to consider Closet Cases as a coffee table book. But coffee table books are delightful to thumb through solely for their visual appeal, and typically don't include...

"Remarkable." --Hamish Bowles, VogueThe overdue restoration of Catherine Dior's extraordinary life, from her brother's muse to Holocaust survivor Miss Dior is a story of freedom and fascism, beauty and betrayal, roses and repression, and of how the polished surface of fashion conceals hidden depths....

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"In I.M., Isaac Mizrahi puts his life to paper with the same mix of spirit and wryness as the designs he popularized." --Vanity FairIsaac Mizrahi is sui generis: designer, cabaret performer, talk-show host, a TV celebrity. Yet ever since he...

With stunning illustrations from the book Nevertheless, She Wore It, this journal inspires readers to find their inner style. Here's a space for the person whose style speaks volumes. Featuring stunning illustrations from Nevertheless, She Wore It by Ann Shen that showcase iconic styles...

Model. Pin-up. Actress. Singer. Writer. Royalty. Blonde Swedish countess Eva Lynd's multi-faceted career touches every aspect of 20th century popular culture. A model for leading illustration artists and top glamour and pin-up photographers of the era, she also appeared with some of the biggest...

Discover the true story behind the iconic London fashion label 'BOY' told by the man himself - Stephane Raynor. Packed with punk attitude and original photography, buy a ticket and take the ride. Join Raynor on a journey through a life less ordinary -...

Credited with creating some of the most luxurious and spectacular haute couture pieces of all time, Christian Dior became a fashion icon overnight in 1947 with the launch of his "New Look," a sumptuous hourglass silhouette that provided a welcome tonic to the austerity...

The Fashion Book takes a fresh look at the fashion world and the people who created and inspired it.Author: Caroline Kinneberg, Laura Gardner, Phaidon Phaidon EditorsISBN-10: 0714871079ISBN-13: 9780714871073Publisher: Phaidon PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/11/2016Pages: 592Format: HardcoverWeight: 5.35lbsSize: 9.90h x 8.60w x 1.90d

"Finalist, LGTBQ Non-Fiction Category, 15th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards"REVIEWS"'Dynasty, ' produced by my dad, Aaron Spelling, sparked the imagination of my friend, Vince Spinnato, and inspired him to turn his dreams of developing luxury beauty products into a reality. His no-holds-barred memoir describing...

The first monograph on the iconic high-end Italian street wear label County of Milan: a blend of fashion, music, nightlife, extreme beauty and aesthetic freedom. Marcelo Burlon is the driving force and originator behind County of Milan. He is a trailblazer who moves across...

She's ambitious, driven, insecure, needy, a perfectionist--and she's considered the most powerful force in the more than $100 billion fashion industry. She's Anna Wintour, editor in chief of Vogue, the world's fashion bible. With her signature Louise Brooks bob, trademark sunglasses, and glamorous furs,...

Model. Pin-up. Actress. Singer. Writer. Royalty. Blonde Swedish countess Eva Lynd's multi-faceted career touches every aspect of 20th century popular culture. A model for leading illustration artists and top glamour and pin-up photographers of the era, she also appeared with some of the biggest...

Karl Lagerfeld's playful tribute to his beloved cat, in a lovely clothbound gift bookChoupette is the world's most famous and pampered cat: she has two maids, she receives manicures, and only eats at the table off Goyard and Louis Vuitton crockery. Her Instagram account...

An A-Z guide of the modelling industry focused on ending financial, physical, sexual and emotional exploitation of aspiring and current models by agencies and clients.Author: Leanne MaskellISBN-10: 1788600657ISBN-13: 9781788600651Publisher: Practical Inspiration PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/02/2019Pages: 264Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d

The life and times of fashion designer Lily Samii, from early life in Iran to her Bay Area boutique LYZThis book invites readers to step inside the mesmerizing world of San Francisco-based Iranian fashion designer Lily Samii. From her upbringing in Iran to the...

Mods, Scooters & Memories is a collection of memories, pictures and true events in the mid-sixties. Mods, or "Scooter Boys" as they also became known, were a phenominon that shook the world. Mods & Rockers clashed, sometimes, but mostly were peaceful. Only the Press...

Go fashion forward with this brand new collection of easy-to-make cocktails that offers a dollop of sartorial history with every drink. Dressed to Swill contains sixty original cocktail recipes inspired by style icons from the 20th century to today, including fashion designers, models, photographers,...

OUTRAGEOUS CRIMES OF FASHION is a hilarious and authentic rags-to-riches memoir set in the crime-ridden streets of New York City in the late 1970s. It follows a na?e and penniless young woman as she hysterically navigates through a cast of unsavory characters, meeting every...

Carmel Snow, who changed the course of our culture by launching the careers of some of today's greatest figures in fashion and the arts, was one of the most extraordinary women of the twentieth century. As editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar from 1934...

The second and final volume of the collected best work of Vogue editor and international fashion icon Grace CoddingtonThis handsome slipcased edition showcases work of the last fifteen years by legendary Vogue editor Grace Coddington. The book celebrates seventeen of the master photographers with...

Prokop's meticulous history restores Jacques and Jacqueline Groag to their rightful places in the pantheon of Viennese Modernists. Prokop explores their individual careers in Vienna and Czechoslovakia, their early collaborations in the 1930s, their lives as Jewish 駑igr駸, and the couple's unique contributions in...

Discover the story of the pioneering hairstylist who obliterated the once-omnipresent hat and transformed the fashion industry through his A-list clients at his iconic 54th Street Salon. Kenneth Battelle, known simply as "Kenneth," started his 50-year career in the early 1950s in New York...

From one of our culture's most important changemakers, a memoir of breaking barriers. When Edward Enninful became the first Black editor-in-chief of British Vogue, few in the world of fashion wanted to confront how it failed to represent the world we live in. But...

Unveiling Azzedine Ala?'s story before his milestone 1982 show, this book offers a never-before-seen look into one of fashion's most enigmatic icons. Azzedine Ala? (1935-2017) was regarded as a contemporary fashion genius. Edited by his closest friend, Carla Sozzani, this new volume presents an...

Growing up in London's East End, Alexander McQueen left school at fifteen to become a tailor's apprentice on Mayfair's Savile Row. At twenty-two, he attended the prestigious art and design college Central Saint Martins and, after presenting his 1992 graduate collection that was bought...

Instagram's hippest grandma shares her thoughts on living and dressing adventurously in this humorous illustrated guide.Known for her tie-dye tops, shirts with sayings like "Bye Basic," and giant neon drop earrings, eighty-eight-year-old Baddie Winkle is one of the internet's hottest stars. The alter-ego of...